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 General  
 Produced by   Walt Disney Productions
  Runtime   89 minutes
  Certification   PG
  Cast  
  Christina Ricci   Patti
  Doug E. Doug  Zeke
  Dean Jones  Mr. Flint
  George Dzundza  Capt. Boerricher
  Peter Boyle  Pa
  Michael McKean  Peter Randall
  Brad Sherwood  FBI Agent
  Credits  
  Director   Bob Spiers
  Producers   Ross Fanger;
    Andrew Gottlieb;
    Richard Harris;
    Robert Simonds
  Screenplay   Gordon Gordon (original novel);
    Mildred Gordon (original novel);
    Bill Walsh
  Photography   Jeremy A. Cassells
  Music   Richard Gibbs
  Editor   Roger Barton
  Assistant director   Marty Eli Schwarz
 
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In this updating of the Disney classic, CHRISTINA RICCI stars as 16-year-old
Patti Randall, whose boredom with her sleepy hometown awakens to feverish
excitement when her tomcat, D.C. (Darn Cat), delivers an important clue in a
mysterious kidnapping. With novice FBI Agent Kelso (DOUG E. DOUG) at her side,
Patti must track D.C. through all his favorite hangouts, hoping to solve the
mystery. The would-be detectives are led into hilarious entanglements, complete
with double identities and outrageous misunderstandings.

Patti Randall is bored with her tired town of Edgefield. It's a place where
streets are names after rodents ... Squirrel Lane, Badger Bend.

It is a world of bake sales, hoedowns, barn raisings, and hellos. Where can a
girl find a little excitement?

Patti's wish more than comes true when her cat, D.C., lands on all fours right
into the center of mistaken identity when Lizzie, the maid, gets captured instead
of the wealthy Mrs. Flint.

It's up to Patti and Agent Zeke Kelso to find her. Armed with catnip and a fake
mouse they hope to follow D.C. to the kidnappers and rescue Lizzie before her time
is up.

Dopey detecitves, cuckoo characters, and a playful plot give Patti an array of
adventures she never though possible. Patti soon finds out that quite Edgefield,br> isn't the sleep she thought it was after all.

A fresh, fast-paced and high-voltage updating of the 1965 family classic, "That
Darn Cat" is a sparkling suspense comedy in the best tradition of Disney family films.
Under the helm of noted award-winning director Bob Spiers, this contemporary version
retains all the charm and abundant humor of the original, but now adds an edgy,
satirical twist which uniquely makes "That Darn Cat" highly entertaining for audiences
of all ages.